# Alert doesn't seem to update

**URL:** <https://community.grafana.com/t/alert-doesnt-seem-to-update/3454>\
**Category:** Grafana\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/alert-doesnt-seem-to-update/3454 "2017-10-26T14:15:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![arvsindrarys](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/arvsindrarys/32/1917_2.png) [@arvsindrarys](https://community.grafana.com/u/arvsindrarys)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/alert-doesnt-seem-to-update/3454/1 "2017-10-26T14:15:35Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to test the alert functionnality for work.  
So I set up one and would like to test my data.

But, as I’ve setup my alert to “evaluate every 2m”, the green ine isn’t moving.  
I am testing the lack of data so the settings I am using are these :

 ![grafana_alert_setttings](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/original/2X/5/55e39ce66ed1d465b1692309f72026251bffb4f6.png)

But in time, as the ‘now’ seems blocked, I can’t test the alert and I never receive one. The green dotted bar isn’t moving, What should I modify to make it work? I took a look at the docs but I don’t have any clue :

![grafana_alert_blocked](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/original/2X/d/df4886178fc0574866208f5a48b4b140d73c2aaf.png)

Version : 4.4.3  
OS : Ubuntu

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**Author:** ![torkel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/torkel/32/20_2.png) [@torkel](https://community.grafana.com/u/torkel)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/alert-doesnt-seem-to-update/3454/2 "2017-10-28T11:36:25Z")

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Did you save the dashboard (this updates the alert rule). What color does the panel alert heart have?

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**Author:** ![torkel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/torkel/32/20_2.png) [@torkel](https://community.grafana.com/u/torkel)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/alert-doesnt-seem-to-update/3454/3 "2017-10-28T11:36:38Z")

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And check alert rule history tab

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**Author:** ![arvsindrarys](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/arvsindrarys/32/1917_2.png) [@arvsindrarys](https://community.grafana.com/u/arvsindrarys)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/alert-doesnt-seem-to-update/3454/4 "2017-10-30T14:46:24Z")

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I saved the dashboard and the panel heart has a green color.  
In the history tab, I have one entry, “OK” done at Oct 30, 2017 15:29:20, thus leading to the green heart.  
The thing is, I would think the “evaluate every 2mn” rule would automate the rule testing each 2mn.  
But it doesn’t.

 ![Selection_004](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/original/2X/6/643ba2d380b49f02fe7e28c98bde34f8590ddb6c.png)

When I re-test the rule, I have that output :

firing:false  
state:“ok”  
conditionEvals:“false = false”  
timeMs:“3.212ms”  
logs:Array[2]  
0:Object  
message:“Condition[0]: Query Result”  
data:Array[1]  
1:Object  
message:“Condition[0]: Eval: false, Metric: Consommation relevée, Value: 297.000”  
data:null

What does the conditionEvals mean?  
Perhaps is it linked to why the alert doesn’t update…